AGE-RELATED ALTERATIONS ON DOPPLER-DERIVE D LEFT-VENTRICULAR FILLING PATTERNS AT REST AND DURING EXERCISE IN NORMAL SUBJECTS

Authors
VOLLER H UHRIG A SCHRODER K SPIELBERG C AGRAWAL R SCHRODER R
Citation
H. Voller et al., AGE-RELATED ALTERATIONS ON DOPPLER-DERIVE D LEFT-VENTRICULAR FILLING PATTERNS AT REST AND DURING EXERCISE IN NORMAL SUBJECTS, Herz, Kreislauf, 25(9), 1993, pp. 292-296
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Herz, Kreislauf → ACNP
ISSN journal
00467324
Volume
25
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
292 - 296
Database
ISI
SICI code
0046-7324(1993)25:9<292:AAODDL>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
In 55 normal subjects left ventricular diastolic filling patterns were assessed by pulsed Doppler echocardiography. The ratio of early to la te peak diastolic flow velocities (E/A) was significantly higher at re st (1.51 vs. 1.29; p < 0.05) as well as during the exercise stress tes t (1.22 vs. 1.00; p < 0.05) in the group of younger subjects in compar ison to older normals. Therefore the age-related changes on diastolic filling indices with a reduced early filling due to prolonged relaxati on and decreased distensibility were maintained by atrial compensation even during exercise.